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Identifying, Establishing and Managing Collapse Zones
March 30, 2013 | "pre-fire planning", Abandoned, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, buildingsonfire.com, Christopher Naum, Collapse, construction, failures, firefighter, firefighting-operations, fires, hazards | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Identifying, Establishing and Managing Collapse Zones I mentioned in a recent post about on-going research and recommendations being developed for a significant report. A notable issue that seems to resonate and surface on a reoccurring bais is the identification, establishment and management of collapse zones. Building type, construction systems and materials, initiating, apparent or contributIng […]

Vacant Residential Building Fires Report
November 19, 2010 | "firefighter safety", "Situational Awareness" assessment, Abandoned, building construction, Building Construction for the Fire Service, buildings, Christopher Naum, fire behavior, firefighting-operations, fires, NFPA, operations, Safety, vacant | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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The Federal Emergency Management AgencyÂ’s (FEMA) United States Fire Administration (USFA) issued a special report examining the characteristics of fires in vacant residential buildings. The report, Vacant Residential Building Fires, was developed by USFAÂ’s National Fire Data Center and is further evidence of FEMAÂ’s commitment to sharing information with fire departments and first responders around […]

Risk versus Gain: Operations in Vacant or Abandoned Structures
March 13, 2010 | "firefighter safety", Abandoned, building construction, Christopher Naum, Collapse, construction, decision-making, LODD, NIOSH, residential, risk-based assessment, size-up, vacant | Christopher Naum | No Comments
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Risk versus Gain: Operations in Vacant or Abandoned Structures Fire Fighter LODD after Being Trapped in a Roof Collapse During Overhaul of a Vacant/Abandoned Building. NIOSH recently published a report on a 2008 LODD that occurred in a vacant/ abandoned building. NIOSH Report F2008-0037. The full report is available HERE. LetÂ’s look at some insights […]